Willie Palms
| Willie Palms | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | William L. Palms |
| Nickname(s) | Mr. P |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Born |
October 6, 1972 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 33 |
| Wins | 10 |
| Wins by KO | 5 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Willie Palms is an American professional boxer.
Amateur career
Palms had a stellar amateur career, and won the U.S. National Championships as Super Heavyweight champion in 1997.
Professional career
Palms turned pro in 1997 and won his first nine bouts, before losing a decision to Jean-Francois Bergeron in 2001. Palms evolved from amateur prospect to heavyweight journeyman, later losing a decision to Elieser Castillo in 2002 and Duncan Dokiwari in 2006.
On July 31, 2009 he was defeated by Timur Ibragimov by technical knockout in the 5th round and which he was down twice in the 3rd and once in the 5th before the referee stopped the fight.
Professional boxing record
| 10 Wins (5 knockouts, 5 decisions), 10 Losses (4 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 Draw | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 10-0 | Maurice "Freight Train" Byarm |
TKO | 5 | 23/04/2011 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the fifth round. |
| Loss | 24-15-1 | Craig Tomlinson |
UD | 4 | 04/12/2009 |  Reading, Pennsylvania, United States |
37-38, 36-38, 36-39. |
| Loss | 24-2-1 |  Timur Ibragimov |
TKO | 5 | 31/07/2009 |  Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the fifth round. |
| Loss | 9-1 |  Alexis Mejias |
UD | 6 | 19/06/2009 | Dover, New Jersey, United States |
53-59, 55-57, 55-57. |
| Loss | 15-1 | Adam "The Swamp Donkey" Richards |
TKO | 6 | 20/01/2007 |  Tunica, Mississippi, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:46 of the sixth round. |
| Loss | 24-3 |  Duncan Dokiwari |
TKO | 4 | 01/12/2006 |  Laughlin, Nevada, United States |
WBC USNBC Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:39 of the fourth round. |
| Loss | 11-0-1 | Roderick "Big Red" Willis |
UD | 6 | 10/06/2006 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
54-58, 55-56, 55-57. |
| Loss | 22-2-2 |  Elieser Castillo |
MD | 6 | 07/06/2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
56-58, 56-58, 57-57. |
| Loss | 16-14-1 | Sedreck "Big Buck" Fields |
UD | 6 | 29/03/2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
55-59, 55-59, 56-58. |
| Win | 8-0 | Tali Kulihaapai |
UD | 6 | 18/01/2002 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
60-54, 60-54, 58-56. |
| Draw | 21-19-4 | David Vedder |
PTS | 6 | 13/10/2001 | Stateline, Nevada, United States |
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| Loss | 10-0 |  Jean Francois Bergeron |
UD | 6 | 28/09/2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
56-58, 56-58, 56-58. |
| Win | 12-4 | Derrell "Double D" Dixon |
KO | 5 | 20/07/2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Dixon knocked out at 1:39 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 9-1 | Stacy "Bigfoot" Frazier |
TKO | 3 | 28/04/2001 |  New York City, United States |
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| Win | 6-0 | Moises "El Fuego de Ponce" Droz |
UD | 4 | 10/03/2001 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 4-7 |  Errol "The Polish Hammer" Sadikovski |
TKO | 3 | 04/11/2000 | New York City, United States |
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| Win | 5-0 |  Andrei Kopilou |
UD | 4 | 14/09/2000 | New York City, United States |
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| Win | 4-0 | Jason Brownlee |
DQ | 3 | 27/07/2000 | New York City, United States |
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| Win | 2-1 | Damon Saulbury |
MD | 4 | 29/06/2000 | New York City, United States |
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| Win | 1-1 | Shawn Hobbs |
TKO | 3 | 11/09/1997 |  Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States |
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| Win | 2-0 | Jose Felipe Colon |
TKO | 1 | 02/08/1997 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States |
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External links
| Preceded by Lawrence Clay-Bey |
United States Amateur Super Heavyweight Champion 1997 |
Succeeded by Dominick Guinn |
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